Global Store Design & Visual Merchandising Director

La Prairie Group AG; Zürich; Presencial; CHF 180.000 - 300.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health Insurance

Leave 25 days/year + 8.5 HQ days

Work from home up to 2 days/week

Product Discounts

Skill Development (SkillCare)

Career Mobility

Employee Referrals

Descripción de la vacante

La Prairie Group AG in Zurich is seeking a Global Store Design and Visual Merchandising Director to lead the brand’s luxury retail strategy. You will shape the global retail identity, establish design principles, and guide tiered governance for consistent client experiences across channels.

You will partner with global, regional and market teams to balance creative vision with budget discipline, and to drive commercial outcomes while elevating the client journey.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Business/Marketing field.
• 15+ years in architecture, industrial design and luxury retail merchandising.
• Experience leading a team.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and collaboration skills.

Responsabilidades

• Define and protect La Prairie’s global retail experience across formats.
• Drive luxury brand alignment between design, merchandising and governance.
• Create global design principles and guardrails for execution.
• Lead CAPEX-aware retail design projects with quality control.
• Align global and local stakeholders for strategic decisions.
• Develop team capability and drive cross-regional capability building.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Influencing

Negotiation

Collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Business/Marketing related field

Descripción del empleo

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LA PRAIRIE -
The Luxury skincare house where audacious innovation has cultivated a pioneering approach to beauty.
A place where heritage and creativity are infused with the values of care, passion, entrepreneurship and excellence.
A place where dedicated and diverse professionals each contribute to an inspiring and unique environment.
A place for careers to grow and flourish and where our sustainable foundation nourishes talents and futures.
LA PRAIRIE. CREATE A BEAUTIFUL IMPACT.

Global Store Design & Visual Merchandising Director

Location: Zurich, CH, 8008

Contract Type: Permanent - full-time

Description:

Lead La Prairie’s global Store Design and Visual Merchandising strategy, ensuring a distinctive and consistent luxury retail experience across all physical channels. Translate brand vision and commercial priorities into scalable design standards, merchandising frameworks and operational guidelines that drive execution excellence, elevate client experience and support business performance. Partner across global and regional teams to balance creative innovation with governance, investment discipline and effective delivery.

1. Define and Protect the La Prairie Retail Experience

• Shape and evolve La Prairie’s global retail identity, store design and visual merchandising vision across all physical retail formats.
• Lead the creative and experiential direction of retail environments while ensuring brand consistency and local relevance.
• Establish clear global design principles and brand guardrails to protect and elevate the luxury retail experience.

2. Convert Space into Commercial Performance

• Maximise retail productivity by linking store design, space planning and visual merchandising decisions to commercial outcomes.
• Define merchandising frameworks, planogram strategies and space allocation principles across key retail formats.
• Use performance insights to continuously optimise retail environments and client engagement.

3. Scale Execution Through Standards, Toolkits and Governance

• Develop and maintain global store design and visual merchandising standards, guidelines and implementation toolkits.
• Ensure consistent execution of the brand vision through clear frameworks, processes and communication.
• Establish governance and decision-making structures that drive quality, accountability and operational excellence.

4. Deliver Programmes with CAPEX, Quality and Risk Control

• Lead the development and delivery of retail design projects across channels and markets.
• Oversee vendor, sourcing, production and logistics management to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Manage budgets and CAPEX investments to maximise strategic value and commercial return.

5. Lead Global-Local Alignment and Decision-Making

• Partner with global, regional and market stakeholders to drive alignment on retail design and visual merchandising priorities.
• Balance global consistency with local business requirements and market opportunities.
• Influence senior stakeholders and facilitate effective decision-making across cross-functional teams.

6. Build Team Capability and Organisational Maturity

• Lead, coach and develop the global Store Design and Visual Merchandising team.
• Strengthen capabilities across regional teams through standards, training and best-practice sharing.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and commercial mindset.

What you need to become our next audacious talent:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Business/Marketing related field
• Minimum 15 years of experience in architecture, industrial design, and retail merchandising within a luxury brand environment, preferably in a global organization, with the ability to create and interpret architectural drawings.
• Demonstrated experience with leading a team
• Strong influencing, negotiation and collaboration skill required

At La Prairie, we are committed to supporting your professional and personal well-being through a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance Contribution: Enjoy a monthly contribution towards your health insurance.
• Generous Leave Policy: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave, plus an additional 8.5 days off (available for HQ employees).
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Embrace a balanced work-life with the option to work from home up to two days a week.
• Exclusive Product Discounts: Access special discounts on La Prairie products and participate in Employee-Only Sales at our exclusive Employee Boutique.
• Skill Development Opportunities: Benefit from unlimited access to La Prairie’s “SkillCare” program, tailored to enhance your skills and support your professional growth, along with access to the LinkedIn Learning platform for additional learning resources.
• Career Mobility Opportunities: Explore internal and international mobility options within the Beiersdorf Group.
• Employee Referral Bonuses: Earn bonuses for referring talented individuals to join our team.

Note to Recruitment Agencies:

We don’t accept agency resumes. Please don’t forward resumes to our job portal. We’re not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

At La Prairie we work on creating a diverse & inclusive culture by having a balanced population and an open, safe, trusting and accepting culture. We believe that diversity in our talents is the strength of our House and we are supporting professional equality for everyone. We welcome applicants with and from diverse background.